1 Chronicles 4:10

New American Bible - revised edition

Jabez prayed to the God of Israel: “Oh, that you may truly bless me and extend my boundaries! May your hand be with me and make me free of misfortune, without pain!” And God granted his prayer.

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:8

From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel, pitching his tent with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. He built an altar there to the Lord and invoked the Lord by name.

Genesis 28:20

Jacob then made this vow: “If God will be with me and protect me on this journey I am making and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,

Genesis 28:21

and I come back safely to my father’s house, the Lord will be my God.

Genesis 32:26

When the man saw that he could not prevail over him, he struck Jacob’s hip at its socket, so that Jacob’s socket was dislocated as he wrestled with him.

Genesis 32:27

The man then said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go until you bless me.”

Genesis 32:28

“What is your name?” the man asked. He answered, “Jacob.”

Genesis 33:20

He set up an altar there and invoked “El, the God of Israel.”

Genesis 48:16

The angel who has delivered me from all harm, bless these boys That in them my name be recalled, and the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, And they may become teeming multitudes upon the earth!”

1 Chronicles 16:8

Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name; make known among the peoples his deeds.

1 Chronicles 4:11

Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

1 Chronicles 4:9

Jabez was the most distinguished of his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I bore him with pain.”

Job 12:4

I have become the sport of my neighbors: “The one whom God answers when he calls upon him, The just, the perfect man,” is a laughingstock;

Psalm 119:173

Keep your hand ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

Psalm 121:7

The Lord will guard you from all evil; he will guard your soul.

Psalm 145:19

He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Psalm 21:4

For you welcomed him with goodly blessings; you placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

Psalm 51:12

A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit.

Psalm 51:8

Behold, you desire true sincerity; and secretly you teach me wisdom.

Psalm 55:16

Let death take them; let them go down alive to Sheol, for evil is in their homes and bellies.

Psalm 65:2

To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on Zion; To you our vows must be fulfilled,

Psalm 72:17

May his name be forever; as long as the sun, may his name endure. May the tribes of the earth give blessings with his name; may all the nations regard him as favored.

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel among those who called on his name; they called on the Lord, and he answered them.

Proverbs 10:22

It is the Lord’s blessing that brings wealth, and no effort can substitute for it.

Proverbs 30:8

Put falsehood and lying far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; provide me only with the food I need;

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear: I am with you; do not be anxious: I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:17

The afflicted and the needy seek water in vain, their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you great things beyond the reach of your knowledge.

Matthew 26:75

Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the cock crows you will deny me three times.” He went out and began to weep bitterly.

Matthew 6:13

and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one.

Luke 19:42

saying, “If this day you only knew what makes for peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

John 10:28

I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand.

John 21:17

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” [Jesus] said to him, “Feed my sheep.

Acts 3:26

For you first, God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”

Romans 12:9

Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good;

Romans 16:19

For while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I want you to be wise as to what is good, and simple as to what is evil;

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens,

Ephesians 3:20

Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us,

Ephesians 4:30

And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen. Final Greeting.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.

1 Samuel 1:17

Eli said, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have requested.”

1 Samuel 1:20

She conceived and, at the end of her pregnancy, bore a son whom she named Samuel. “Because I asked the Lord for him.”

1 Samuel 1:26

Then Hannah spoke up: “Excuse me, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here near you, praying to the Lord.

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted my request.